Laundry wrapper or package for men&#39;s shirts.



L. HERMAN.

LAUNDRY WRAPPER OB, PACKAGE FOB MENS SHIRTS.

APPLICATION FILED 1106.24, 1911.

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Arm-5r l/wenrmn Know/ s MRMAN LUDWIG HERMAN, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

LAUNDRY WRAPPER OR PACKAGE FOR MENS SHIRTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

Application filed August 24, 1911. Serial No. 645,796.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUDWIG HERMAN, citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Laundry Wrappers orPackages for Mens Shirts, of which the fol-- lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a laundry wrapper orpackage for mens shirts, andparticularly for the style or kindof shirt having soft and unstarchedbosoms.

It is well known that shirts of this. kind have come to be verygenerally worn at this time, and their use has brought a problem to thelaundryman as to the best way of wrapping the same so that they can behandled and delivered without crimping or creasing the bosom.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my wrapper andof a shirt partly folded thereon. Fig. 2 is a corresponding view to Fig.1 but with the shirt completely folded. Fig. 3 is a plan correspondingto Fig. 2, but turned bodily over or inverted, thus bringing the shirtfront to the wrapping top. Fig. 4 is a view corresponding to Fig. 3, butshowing the sheet folded down over the shirt and with the neck bandentered the hole in the bottom thereof. Fig. 5 shows the packagecomplete with the wings of the wrapperfoldedinward one upon the otherand bound closely together on the back of the package.

In the manufacture of this wrapper I employ a pasteboard body I) of asize proportioned to .the width and length of the'shirt bosom and fairlystifi' so as to form a base which will keep its form, and upon one endof this board I securea piece of suitable wrapping paper indicated by0,the said paper having a short tongue 2 by which it is pasted orotherwise suit-ably affixed to said board. In general contour the saidwrapper has something of an ordinary envelop shapewith side wings orflaps 3 and 4 and a circular hole 5 at its bottom and center. The wing 3is cut with a retreating side edge like an envelop and is provided witha tie or string 6 adaptedto engage over a button 8 on the backof wing 4.

The said wrapper is open and flattened out as appears in Fig. 1 beforeusing, and

hence can be piled up in compact bundles for storing and shipping. Itmay also be creased on its fold lines mw, if preferred.

Now, having a wrapper as shown, and coming to its use, the shirt S isfirst laid out on a table or board with the bosom down and the saidwrapper is then placed over the same with the body Z) directly over thebosom as seen in Fig. 1. The sleeves and sides of the shirt are thenfolded one after the other over or upon the said board, the first foldsbeing shown in Fig. l and the complete folding in Fig.2. The next stepis to fold the envelop or wrapper. .This is done by first inverting orreversing the parts from position 2 to Fig. 3. This brings the bosom ofthe shirt on top where its condition can be seen and any tendency tofold or overlap or crease can be detected and straightened out bystrokes of the hand. This being done the sheet 0 is folded bodily downfrom position Fig. 3 over the bosom of the shirt as in Fig. 4. Thisbrings the starched and suitably stiffened neck band cl of the shirtwithin the hole 5 made for this purpose and which not only takes care ofsaid band so that it will not be crushed but causes the band to become ameans of holding the shirt in the wrapper as against endwise movement ineither direct-1on,there being no closure at said ends The two flaps orwings are then folded inward one over the other and the tie or cord 6 isfastened and the work" is done. The wrapper thus made takes up verylittle room and perfectly protects the shirt bosom under all conditionsfrom the laundry to the final delivery and use, and the entire packagecan be put away in a. drawer or laid on a shelf or other place until theshirt is to be removed for wearing.

If there be collars they canbe' folded into the package.

It will be noticed that the wrapper 0 lies transversely as to the lengthof the board or base I) so that the wings 3 and 4 are formed in the endsof the wrapper, and the Width thereof corresponds substantially to thelength of the board. It will also be observed that the body portion a ofthe wrapper 0 folds down upon the folded shirt on one side of board 5while the wings 3 and 4 fold on the other side over the bosom and moreor less upon each other, so that when string or cord 6 is tightened thewrapperv is or can be stretched tight 'upon the shirt and a flat compactpackagev is produced.

The wrapper 0 may be attached to either end of the board 6, and theshirt may be folded in other ways than as shown, and

opening 5 may be circular or otherwise formed. Of course the openingmight also be dispensed with and the wrapper still have utility, but notto the extent as pointed out herein. The shape or outline of the wrappermay also be different from the showing and no limitation in this respectis intended What I claim is:

A wrapper for mens shirts consisting of a sheet of suitable paper havinga body portion substantially the size of a shirt bosom and sides adaptedto be folded over the same, and a board substantially the size of saidbody portion secured to one end thereof and adapted to have the saidwrapper 15 folded thereon, the said wrapper having a holein one end toreceive the neck band of the shirt. t

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- LUDWIG HERMAN.

Witnesses:

F. O. MUSSUN,

E. M. FISHER.

